This week, seven out of the 10 most searched for tickets on Tickifieds.com ended up being college football bowl games. You can’t say we didn’t warn you! As we mentioned in last week’s post, each year we typically see a huge surge in interest for college football bowl games immediately following ‘Selection Sunday’. This year proved to be no different as interested in bowl games was both deep and widespread.

However, even the strength of college football was not enough to knock One Direction out of the top spot. Taylor Swift held her own as well dropping just 1 spot this week. Check out the full list below to see how this week’s top 10 turned out.

Top 10 Weekly Event Ticket Searches (11/30 – 12/5/2012)

1. One Direction

What else is there to say about 1 Direction? Maybe if we stop talking about 1D they will just go away…

2. Cotton Bowl

A bit of a surprise here as the most popular college football bowl isn’t even a BCS game. Nonetheless, the Cotton Bowl is getting a lot of attention as rivals Texas A&M and Oklahoma will meet. It doesn’t get much better than this!

3. Taylor Swift

Demand for Taylor Swift concert tickets remains strong heading into holiday season. On sales for her 2013 Red Tour continue this week with shows in Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Nashville officially being released to the public.

4. BCS Championship

No surprise here as fan favorite Notre Dame will be looking for their first National Championship in nearly 25 years against an Alabama Crimson Tide squad looking for their 3rd in 4 years. Ticket demand is extremely high for these two storied football programs.

5. Merry Meltdown

Fans of alternative rock are excited for the 2012 Merry Meltdown. The event is scheduled for 12/16/2012 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, CA and will feature P.O.D., Switchfoot & Anberlin.

6. Rose Bowl

It doesn’t matter who plays in the Rose Bowl, fans will always be lining up for tickets . This year the Stanford Cardinals will face the Wisconsin Badgers

7. Fiesta Bowl

Of all the BCS Bowl games the Fiesta Bowl probably has the best matchup outside of the Championship game: Oregon Ducks vs Kansas State Wildcats. Had the season ended a little differently, this could have been the BCS Championship game matchup!

8. Capital One Bowl

Wow…Nebraska Cornhuskers vs Georgia Bulldogs. You’d think these two major football programs would be playing in a BCS game. Nope…it’s the Captial One Bowl!

9. Chick-fil-A Bowl

The Chick-Fil-A Bowl committee must be pleased to have landed the LSU Tigers and Clemson Tigers this year. The Georgia Dome will certainly be rocking for this game!

10. Outback Bowl

Last but not least, we have the Outback Bowl. Interest should remain high for this game between 2 dominant football programs once thought to have a chance at a BCS game.

This top 10 list is compiled from internal search data from Tickifieds.com and organic traffic from search engines. Search terms are ranked by using a combination of both sources of search data.

The 2012-13 BCS National Championship Game will feature the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Updated 12/2/2012 8:25 PM (CT) – The day many event ticket marketers have been waiting for is almost here; College Football Selection Sunday! On Sunday December 2nd, ESPN will broadcast the NCAA football bowl game selection show at 8:30 PM (ET). During the show they will announce what teams received and officially accepted bids to each of the 35 bowl games on the schedule this year.

While we are waiting for the match-ups to be announced, we have provided you with a schedule of the 2012-2013 College Football bowl game. Check back often as we will update this schedule are the teams are officially announced.

Although the BCS Championship Series Bowl games are the most anticipated, several other bowls also garner much attention.

Some of the most highly anticipated sporting events in the world are the annual college football bowl games. Each year, top college football teams across the season participate in these post-season bowl games that play a large part in determine the final rankings. The biggest of which is the BCS National Championship game. The BCS Championship game will be held at the Superdome in New Orleans on Jaunary 9th, 2012 and will feature the number 1 and numer 2 ranked teams in the nation. The winner of each of the BCS conferences will appear in their respective BCS Bowl game (unless the champion earns a berth in the BCS title game). The winner of the ACC will go to the Orange Bowl, Big 10 to the Rose Bowl, Big 12 to the Fiesta Bowl, Pac-12 to the Rose Bowl, and the SEC to the Sugar Bowl.

Although the Bowl Championship Series games are often the biggest draws, several other bowl games are immensely popular and offer alumni and college football fans alike a chance to travel to a warm destination to root for their favorite team. Some of the most popular bowl games include the Capital One Bowl, Champs Sports Bowl, Chick-fil-A Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Outback Bowl, and the Pinstripe Bowl (held at Yankee Stadium).

With bowl game season nearly upon, here is a complete schedule for the 2011-2012 College Football Bowl games.

This is a HUGE weekend for ticketed events. People feel the need to go out there and be part of something spectacular for New Year’s Eve. Obviously sporting events are prevalent on the list given that the bowl season is upon us as well at important games for NFL Football and NHL Hockey.

The 2011 NHL Winter Classic takes place this year on New Years Day between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Washington Capitals at 1:00 PM at Heinz Field, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This will be one chilly yet exciting game outdoors at the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers!

Bowl games are obviously very successful events to promote. While they remain very popular with big attendance, a lot of bowl game ticket prices are coming down. Tickets for the Fiesta Bowl can easily be found for as little at $17. Clearly this is not the case for the BCS Bowl between the Auburn Tigers and the Oregon Ducks.

Don’t let those college kids overestimate themselves. There is plenty going on in the NFL as well. A week after not even being assured a postseason position, the New Orleans Saints have the opportunity to earn home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs if are favorable to them in Week 17. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ postseason stance is not quite as sunny. The Bucs need to defeat an opponent with a winning record for the first time all season and they still need to have two more outcomes go in their favor to even make the playoffs.

The New York Giants cling to their slim playoff hopes as they visit their rivals, the Washington Redskins. It’s been a turbulent year in Washington as Head Coach Mike Shanahan hasn’t been the best at handling the public situations surrounding his players. The New York Giants are in the middle of an all out meltdown like when they let a massive second half lead escpae from them against the Eagles two weeks ago. They’ve also allowed their season slip away as well. The Giants need a win and a Packers loss at home to Chicago to make the playoffs.

And, if you still want to go to a football game, just for the heck of it, for super cheap, check out out the San Francisco 49’s vs. the Arizona Cardinals. PLENTY of tickets to be found for under $30 each.

Phish has also been quietly climbing the charts with their colorful and might I say smokey performances? Never underestimate those that seem a little phish-ey. Ok, that’s a terrible joke.

Today is college football’s Championship Saturday and football fans around the nation will be eagerly awaiting the outcomes of the Big 12 and SEC Championship games . The action that takes place on the field today will determine which teams are going to the BCS National Championship game and what teams end up going to the BCS Championship game will influence who will be invited to all the other major bowl games.

Most in the ticket industry know that the College Football Bowl game season is one of the biggest sales opportunities of the year. This year will be no exception as popular teams like the Texas Longhorns, Florida Gators, and Alabama Crimson Tide will all be vying for a birth in the championship game.

While the BCS National Championship game will surely be a big seller, the following Top 10 bowl games should also attract eager ticket buyers (predicted teams in parentheses, bold denotes confirmed):

BCS Championship Game (Florida Gators vs. Texas Longhorns)

Rose Bowl (Oregon Ducks vs. Ohio State Buckeyes)

Sugar Bowl (Alabama Crimson Tide vs. Cincinnati Bearcats)

Orange Bowl (Georgia Tech vs. TCU)

Fiesta Bowl (Iowa vs. Boise State)

Cotton Bowl (Oklahoma State vs. Mississippi)

Alamo Bowl (Texas Tech vs. Michigan State)

Sun Bowl (Cal vs. Oklahoma Sooners)

Chick-Fil-A Bowl (Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech)

Capital One Bowl (Penn State vs. LSU)

Holiday Bowl (USC vs. Nebraska)

Emerald Bowl (Boston College vs. Stanford)

Maaco Bowl (Oregon State vs. BYU)

Ok, so we included a few more than just 10 Bowl games- with such a lineup of potentially great games it was really difficult to narrow it down to just 10. Be sure to check out the many great deals on these college football bowl games over in our NCAA Tickets section.